Sporting event delegation
Paraguay competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago , Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Paraguay 's 17th appearance at the Pan American Games , having competed at every edition of the games except 1959 and 1963.
On 4 October 2023, the Paraguayan Olympic Committee officially named the team of 117 athletes (41 men and 76 women) competing in 22 sports.[ 1]
Athlete Derlis Ayala and cyclist Agua Marina Espínola were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony .[ 2] Meanwhile, golfers Fabrizio Zanotti and Sofia Garcia were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony .
Competitors
The following list shows the number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
Medalists
The following Paraguayan competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded .
Athletics
Paraguay qualified eight athletes (six men and two women) for the games.
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Women
Track & road events
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete
Event
200 m
800 m
Total
Rank
Anna Pirelli
Result
Points
Badminton
Paraguay qualified one male athlete.[ 3] [ 4]
Men
Athlete
Event
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Leo Lee
Singles
Sebastian Vasquez (CHI )
Boxing
Paraguay qualified two boxers (one per gender).[ 5]
Canoeing
Slalom
Paraguay qualified a total of two slalom athletes (one man and one woman).[ 6] [ 7]
Sprint
Paraguay qualified a female sprint canoeist.[ 8]
Cycling
Paraguay qualified two female cyclists. [ 9]
BMX
Freestyle
Racing
Athlete
Event
Ranking round
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Time
Rank
Points
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Andrea Díaz
Women
Road
Paraguay qualified 1 cyclist at the Pan American Championships.
Track
Paraguay qualified a team of 12 cyclists (8 men and 4 women).[ 10]
Sprint
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Round of 16
Repechage 1
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Time
Rank
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Alexis López
Men's individual
Keirin
Equestrian
Paraguay qualified two equestrians in Jumping.[ 11]
Jumping
Athlete
Horse
Event
Qualification
Final
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Total
Round A
Round B
Total
Faults
Rank
Faults
Rank
Faults
Rank
Faults
Rank
Faults
Rank
Faults
Rank
Faults
Rank
Denis Gouvea
Individual
Martín Vera Caballero
Fencing
Paraguay qualified one female fencer through the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Asunción , Paraguay.[ 12] [ 13]
Individual
Athlete
Event
Pool Round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Victories
Seed
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Montserrat Viveros
Women's épée
Summary
Paraguay qualified a women's team of 18 athletes after finishing fourth at the 2022 Copa América Femenina in Colombia.[ 14] [ 15]
Roster
Golf
Paraguay qualified a team of four golfers (two men and two women).[ 16]
Handball
Summary
Women's tournament
Paraguay qualified a women's team (of 14 athletes) by finishing second in the 2022 South American Games . [ 17]
Roster
Group B
Source:
Santiago 2023 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.
Notes:
^ a b c Paraguay 2 Pts, +4 GD; Cuba 2 Pts, –1 GD; Uruguay 2 Pts, –3 GD
Karate
Paraguay qualified a team of two karatekas (one man and one woman) at the 2022 South American Games .[ 18]
Kumite
Roller sports
Paraguay qualified a team of two athletes in figure skating (one man and one woman).[ 19] [ 20]
Athlete
Event
Short program
Long program
Total
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Victor López
Men's
Speed
Paraguay qualified two male athletes in speed skating.
Rowing
Paraguay qualified 14 athletes (six men and eight women).[ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
Rugby sevens
Women's tournament
Paraguay qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing second in the 2022 South American Games .[ 25]
Roster
Summary
Team
Event
Group stage
Semifinal
Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Paraguay women
Women's tournament
Shooting
Paraguay qualified a total of two shooters.[ 26]
Men
Pistol and rifle
Women
Shotgun
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Semifinal
Final / BM
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Opposition Result
Rank
Helena Farres
Trap
Swimming
Paraguay qualified eight athletes (four per gender).
Men
Women
Table tennis
Paraguay qualified a team of four athletes (three men and one woman) through the 2023 South American Championship and the Special Qualification Event.[ 27]
Men
Women
Athlete
Event
Group stage
First round
Second round
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Lucero Ovelar
Singles
—
Mixed
Tennis
Paraguay qualified a total of four tennis players (three men and one woman).[ 28]
Men
Women
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Leyla Britez
Singles
Bye
Volleyball
Beach
Paraguay qualified a men's and women's pair for a total of four athletes.
Water skiing
Argentina qualified two wakeboarders (one of each gender) during the 2022 Pan American Championship.[ 29] [ 30]
Argentina also qualified four water skiers during the 2022 Pan American Water skiing Championship.[ 31]
Wakeboard
Men
Weightlifting
Paraguay qualified four weightlifters (two men and two women).[ 32]
Wrestling
Paraguay qualified a male wrestler through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships .[ 33]
Key :
VT – Victory by fall .
PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 9 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
VA – Decision by withdrawal
Men
See also
References